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let·ter box

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Post-Office box, PO Box, POB, call box, letter boxnoun

    a numbered compartment in a post office where mail is put to be called for

  2. postbox, mailbox, letter boxnoun

    public box for deposit of mail

  3. mailbox, letter boxnoun

    a private box for delivery of mail

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  1. letter boxnoun

    A mail slot.

Wikipedia

  1. Letter box

    A letter box, letterbox, letter plate, letter hole, mail slot or mailbox is a receptacle for receiving incoming mail at a private residence or business. For outgoing mail, Post boxes are often used for depositing the mail for collection, although some letter boxes are also capable of holding outgoing mail for a carrier to pick up. Letterboxes or mailboxes use the following primary designs:

ChatGPT

  1. letter box

    A letter box, also known as a mailbox, is a box or receptacle where mail is delivered, typically outside a person's or organization's location for sending or receiving mail. It can either be attached to a post or in some places like the United States, attached to the edge of the property for easy access by mail carriers. In some contexts, a letter box can also refer to a slit in a door or wall through which mail is delivered.

Wikidata

  1. Letter box

    A letter box, letterbox, letter plate, letter hole, deed, mail slot, or mailbox is a receptacle for receiving incoming mail at a private residence or business. For the opposite purpose of collating outgoing mail, a post box is generally used instead. Letterboxes or mailboxes consist of four primary designs: ⁕A slot in a wall or door through which mail is delivered ⁕A box attached directly to the house ⁕A box mounted at or near the street ⁕A centralised mail delivery station consisting of individual mailboxes for an entire building ⁕A centralised mail delivery station consisting of individual mailboxes for multiple recipients at multiple addresses in a particular neighborhood or community

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of letter box in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of letter box in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of letter box in a Sentence

  1. Michelle Mills:

    Yeah, I went out and did a big letter box drop and a lot of people rang me and said, 'We've seen your bird on the news,'.


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